Rimella sp.
UNB-2019-0942Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Gastropoda » Caenogastropoda
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Superorder: Latrogastropoda
Family: Strombidae
Genus: Rimella (Agassiz, 1840)
Five fusiform dextral shells with up to eight whorls. Thin, prominent ribs with transverse spiral ornamentation. Varices are present. Oval aperture with short siphonal canal. Some specimens are broken and show the columellar.
Specifications
| Object name | Rimella sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2019-0942 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda Subclass: Caenogastropoda |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Cenozoic Period: Paleogene Epoch: Eocene Age: Lutetian to Priabonian |
| Numeric age | 47.8 - 37.8 Mya |
| Origin | Barton, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Pieces | 5 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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